Make a Calendar with Hardware Store Finds
Put a stack of paint chips to work marking the dates on a clothesline-style calendar.
This calendar will keep you organized. After you build the frame and add twine to the back, write the days of the week on paint chips and use mini clothespins to attach each chip to the line. Get creative with color placement or by marking holidays, birthdays, and other significant days with a special color.
What You Need
- Two 8-foot door casings
- Miter box, saw
- Tape measure
- Wood glue
- Clamps
- Spray paint
- Staple gun
- Jute twine
- Sawtooth hook
- Hammer
Step 1: Gather Materials
Gather materials. To save time, look for primed door casings at your local home improvement center.
Step 2: Cut Wood Casing
Cut the door casings into four 48-inch pieces. Use a miter box and saw to cut the ends of each piece at opposite 45-degree angles. Use a miter box and handsaw to cut trim at a 45-degree angle.
Step 3: Glue Frame Pieces Together
Join the ends using wood glue to create a frame that measures approximately 48 inches square.
Step 4: Spray Paint Frame
Use clamps to hold the corners together while the glue dries. Spray-paint the frame in your desired color.
Step 5: Staple Twine Rows
Staple the jute twine to the back of the frame. Attach one end at the top left-hand corner, stretch the twine taut to the opposite side, and staple. Measure down about 6 inches, and staple the twine again to start a new row. Continue snaking the twine back and forth across the frame until you have seven rows.
Step 6: Add Picture Hanging Hardware
Add a sawtooth hook at the top of the frame, and hang.
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